I think a lot of people get lost on the site and forget about the whole groups segment. I am going to start thinking more along these lines now, since I have an established knowledge base around the project. There is so much capacity, and collaboration as we all know is one of the best ways to come up with new ideas. Lets get this group bumpin’!

These are some great idea Emery! I particularly like the last one considering I am an English teacher, so the human element is likely my greatest tie in. But as a slightly modified thought, along with social impacts, what about ecological/ environmental impacts? Could the implementation of stable windowfarm systems within a city help curb the fuel use that is involved in shipping in food? How much benefit is there in the greatest degree of ’eat local’? Another thought, how important is knowing the specifics of what is going into your body? Thinking Food, Inc. or something similar, should we be more wary of not only which food we eat, but the way in which the food was produced? We can guarantee a system is purely organic, and even in a leeching free environment in a WindowFarm (if using organic materials), can we say the same about foods that are produced, processed, and shipped from the corners of the world? (admittedly these are somewhat crossover between social sciences).
For purely english, writing and reading sorts of things, students can create a blog that accompanies their farm and tracks the progress. Using various websites and research options to develop the process and evolving system. Students could watch each others systems and give feedback.
I like the science ties, definitely a huge capacity for exploration in that regard. If we can devise a way to hit all content area bases at once with a simple, interesting, and innovative project like this students could really benefit.